LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 July 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A lady in Tirwuu received a letter tost week from a relative in C-anadJa. who mentioned that the last Canadiani regiment to leave for tilie front included seven millionaires. Tho soma of the Hebrew race (says the London Opinion) are doing their bit manfully with the rest of the lighting forces; and a large number of them having joined one of the London .Scottish regiments. This particular force is known as the "Jordan Highlanders." A writ has beon issued on behalf of Mr.-. E. A. Arejior, president of the New Urighltpn (Canterbury) -Trotting Club, alarming £IOOO damages from .Mr. It. O. Duncan for libellous statements alleged to 'be contained in a circular issued" to memibera of the elult ,by Mr. Duncan, the club's auditor. On the battlefield wc 'have seen ter,rib!e sights—sights which are uidesaril)able and too painful for words (writes a Canterbury officer at the Dardanelles). It is simply heart-breaking at times. The people who sit in tlieir offices have not the remote.-* idea what war is like. One reads of the glory of war in books. There is not any glory aliout wa.r—at leai-t, one does not think so when he finds after a fight that a lot of the bovs he knew .fail to answer the roll-call. ' I. could write you yard's aibout the .scenes on the battlefield, but that is a. subject which moat of us try to forget as quickly as possible. Captain Smith, in a re..out letter. „avs the luwt in Kgy.pt just now is somewhat trying to New Zealanders, and the Hies, a large and ferocious type, are in miliums, and are an awful ii'n.llietion. While in the act of writing his hands, and lice wore black with them, and he considers they are the carriers of whatever disease may be about. Another matter, he states, tha.lT"is becoming serious., is the thieving capacity of the natives. They arc the most expert thieves i.nni"in«.l.le and the bcldc-t. Quite recently hi* tent, was entered at night while he slept and his outfit stolen that ha.s cost li.'im I'l'ii to replace.

A gcutlemai) engaged in the trade iu-fo-rmed a New Zealand Times reporter that the price of tea wim bound to tro up shortly in view of the unprecedented demands made by the Allied armies, r . s . pecial'y the Puirts-ia-iis. who w.'i'e. ' the greatest lea-drinkers in the world. They have created such ftn enormous demand for tea. that, the resit of the world will have to g'o short. Tea is a favioile beverage of the Britisher, especialh -|enim.y Alkin-s," who uses no lc-s than a month. The tea nierciaii'tsol the Dominion are reported to be viewing the .position with alarm, and predict an early rise, in prices.

-1)1) VilC M'Kj'KJt F|«.;M C o f,-|'. Un-Cuut■ -,. l you i„ its lu'ip? |j„ vou '■" Her i.i'i.i iuiiMiiiuiliMii. Sciatica, Linn- ; lilieuinalic. (hum, Stone or <; ravel? I'orhaps )im have tumuli liniments. p!.;-leis and (n*ruiatioiis, am! -found th.it J.M::..!,-!. they lu-onyht toiuporarv '■""'•'• (in- <>M Uv.iMcsoon returned. oV perhaps yon,tried sonic lurjjelv adverti-d |>.'lk -silts or cure-alls, whicii claim to cure every ailment, iiivludimr liiieuina ti~m~ ol (■our-;,--,, they, too, al.solutclv I ailed to .rive relief. X(»',v. in fairness to yourself, in fairness to us. vv want yon to n-ivu BMEDMO a trial. RHEUM© will not miv any and even trouble. hut it ;|)i)*irelv cures Rheumatism, (iout. Sciatica, tuuirhaifo, Stone or (travel. All these d/u-ea.ses jure duo to one cause onlv —i.:;et>s. H uric acid in the blood. Tlii's excess ini-ay he due to .several causes, tile main one is the failure of the kidneys to do their work. Vou ca.nnot be cuml iiufil tihe. fc\xesH has ilieen removed. RHEUMY) Tcirtovos it Iris es.-eas and cures quickly and efio«tna%. iAit all eliemUte and stores, Ss G& and 4s 6d. 12

Hit' Ngacre Co-operative Dairy |.' ilP .| ton- Company will nopen for the rca-j son on Monday next, August ■>.

The Masterton Racing Cinl, male ,i yross profit of £252 on its fanning account last \eiir.

It is anticipated that mod ~i the liutter and -cheese companies i:i the I'ahiatmi district will consign their output, .lint high prices likely to hi' ollVreil |) V buyers mac induce'some to sell, says' the'Wairanlpa Ajc.

Arrangements have hcen made by 'the J'rotcstanl clergy of llawcra to hold ;i united intercessor, and memorial service at the Opera House on Wednesday nest, August -1 | t | lc . an „j. vcr-ary of the declaration of wari at Ci.W p.m.

11l Rome parts of the Hastings district peach trees are beginning to blossom already, too early, in fact (savs the llawke's l!ay Tribune). f,, r the growers' liking, as 'late frosts nu-.- destroy the crop-, ]„it. with the l.e-t ~f In,-!; orcluu'dists 'may reap an earl.- bai'.ct.

The present keen demand for wool and leather has caused an increase in the value of .sheepskins and hides. At Dannevirke recently (reportsJJw-JJauue-virke N'ews) a the exceptional price of 17s 4!d. and a hide brought £!! 12s lid, which emailed !>llb at fl-Jd per lb.

llr. 11. M. Stowell (Hare Uougil, ol Wellington, U at present in New Plymouth, and. has consented to give a lecture on the Maori people ami language while he is here. The lecture will 'be given next week at a date to be made known.

"After several months,' training iu Kgypt," writes Lancc-Corporal Maurice Hoderlfpie to friends in the South. -\\t.' began to pride .ourselves upon our drill, but the .Maoris u.hen they came over knocked all 'the conceit out of us. Wu M : ni|dy weren't in it with them. To see them as they .marched past one would think that the Maoris bad spent all their lives at the, game."

Captain Turner, late commander of the I.usitania, lias left tin- imvv lor the army, lie is reported to liave -aid: "N'o more sea for me. .My place in future is in the trenches, and to find and punish tlie race of hell-hounds who are responsible for the most erne!, cowardly and dastardly outrage on record." A Danncvirke telegram sa.us that the Xorscwood Co-operative Dairy Company yesterday, at the annual meeting of shareholders, voted £2iio to tlie HVoaud'ed .Soldiers' Fund. Some members <xpressed the opinion that they would have liked to have .seen the 'donation doubled, while a small minority voiced objection to anv contribution.

-Mr. J, S. Connett, president of the Taranaki Agricultural and Pastoral Society, addressed the shareholders of the lialiotu Dairy Company yesterday in connection with the revival of the Agricultural Society. The address was on the same lines as at Okato. Mr. Connett received cordial support, and the following new members promised to join tlie society: Messrs. I>. Willcox, ('. 11. Field, 0. tlibson, A. l'hillips, I'. James, T. .Willcox, V. Willcox, jun., Paki llisliop, llomona, Tan, Wright, W. Hodson. Pou Kapa, C. 1,. Billing, A. Ward, A, linker, W. <.'. Oreen and V,. V, Trlee.

There was an appreciative '"house'' at the Town Hall, lOltham, on Tuesday when the Stratford Juvenile Pantomime Company produced Cinderella. The. performance wa* certainly a very fine one, the singing and dancing reflecting the highest credit on the performers and instructors alike. It had •lieen intended to devote a percentage of the proceeds to the local wounded soldiers' fund, but as the takings at Tuesday's performance will not clear expenses, this intention has been frustrated. The company has been asked to pay Eltham another visit. During the recent heavy rains several landslips occurred on the Omoana road, and traffic was considerably interfered with. The Eltham County Council is, however, clearing tlie road. One of the centre spans on the bridge over the Patea river was practically washed away, and the bridge, will consequently be closed for some months. The Council's workmen are now engaged taking the decking off the bridge prior to repairs being effected. The river is still very high. A serious slip occurred on the Omoana side of the bridge, but this has already been cleared.

The import of the. Department of Lands unci Survey for the year 19,14-15 srtates thai the response of officers of Wie Department to the Umpire's call had incrruscd the hhore of those left behind. lYatwithfttaiiiding this, the area placed on the market waa double that of the previous yea.r, wliile, a,t least 1.000,000 acres were in an advanced state for offering during blio current year, wiCh a considerable area well in view for perhaps a isoaliewlwt later period. A total of 1,-1id12,724 acres was opened during the year, more than doaiMe the area opened during the ,pre,-eding twelve months. In addition, an area of •KVJIJo acres of eduenitionai and oilier endowment lauds was opened for selection, making a grand to lad of 1 ,-20-2,-iOO acres ripened during 'th.' year under all classes. Private \Y. P. Davidson, who was wounded at (iallipoli, in a letter to his brother asked to lie remembered to all his seaside friends. Referring u, the. I fighting lie says: "There were eight: nun shot alongside me before I was wounded. We wove lying out flat behind a small ridge, and the bullets and shells came over the water. The bullet that wounded me struck the bolt of my rifle, thence passing through mv hand. A little later, anothiv went through my eoat, while a third passeil between my ear and my bead, stunning me lor some time. After coming round 1 went on with the game, but a fourth (ore open my haversack. Three days later, when we were ordered to reinforce, the adjutant saw my wounded hand, and ordered me into the hospital. I am <iuite well again now and will soon be back in the firing line." Mr. Davidson .speak • highly, of the way they were treated in the hospital at Home and says the Xew Zealand boys were thought a ureal deal Of. "

A sub-committee of the l'atriotie Committer imve arranged for a seven-a side lliifjby footliall tournament, to 'lie held ill the Keereiition Sports (iioilnd on Thuri.ua v next. August ."ith, the proceeds to b.e donated to the siek and Mounded fund, full parfieulai's will appenr later. The Melbourne advertise the last two days of their great mid-i.ea.soii sale. Astonishing bargains are offeve I to finallv eleau up the oddments and leftovers from (he |.as(. three week,' hri-1; selliim-.

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The H.ihlren ,1 inen'hers of file Now J h mouth ]., re Brigade will be entef. tamed at the Central Fire Brigade St*. ■Mr. ]■'. W. Court, w i l ois , w , tbn],alwl,nomoiia district, was met fcr ins ate employee, ~ a BUCmI evoni ,* «'■! Hiursday night k.sl Hlll , , )IYsi .„t P a with a iai,,L-o,ne cigar ease u .i,| iHumi,,utcl mIHiVM Ihe imsincs friemls „f ■Mr. ( ourt also presented him with ft gold-mounted lonntam pen iu a token ot the regard in which lie has always been held. Mrs. Court has also been'the recipient of presents from the ladieß ol tin; township, and a farewell afternoon tea was tendered her at Mrs. Dean's tearooms, on Monday.

As some of the recruits were leaving the .Sydney barracks on their way to Liverpool there was the usual crowd of loafer., outside the gates, who never by any means get inside them, says, a Sydney paper. A young soldier.in uniform ca along, carrying his baby, a few weeks old, in his arms, Ilesidc him walked his wife, a girl <>!' maybe twenty summers. As they passed, one of the "sports" made a remark about a soldiers' arms and what they should be used for. The young wife turned on them in fury. "My husband's going to the front." she said, "to fight for me and my child, and to fight for a lot of lazy good-for-nothings like yoflftwho ought to be ashamed to ibs there in civilian clothes. you and you!" she cried, finger of scorn at man after husband's u man; but you —!" anTshe flung another scornful finger at the bunch —"you aren't fit to he dressed up as women."

An officer of the New Zealand Forces, in a letter •written from the front, .slates that it is essential tfhat our reinforcements should lie instructed in (■he nit of shooting. We a.re at present cnroU'.ng and despatching thousands of young men, huinlreuis cf whom have never previously handled e. rifle. To put the-e it..m iii'o the firing line, and to ask them to defend themselves against expert Turkish snipers, is suicide, pure mill siwp'e. No mtwi should be permitted to leave for the front until lie baa mastered the rifle a.ud ssliown lumsclt' fa'.rly proficient at t'l'.-e rille range. From what ean lie gathered, insullkient attention is being paid «,t tihe training camps in marksmanship. Wthnt is reafly renunred is fe.r come of our rifle club champions to attend the camps and put the men through a thorough course of mv.skvtry. instructing them in the finer point's of mi He shooting bo that they will he efficient murksnien when they leave our .shores.

Since the Aliens Commission was appointed to consider casus where there was some, doulbt as to the necessity for tho internment of persons of German or .Austrian extraction, sittings have been held at Now Plymouth,. Hamilton,, Wa.nga.inii and Taunrammii. To-day ('l'iiinP<(hiv) the Conini.iMcners—..Messrs ■John Uoberts, U.M.C, ci D.wedin, Mr. (leorgc KlHot, of Auckland, and Mr. A. 1). Thomson, of Wellington—sit in Wellington, and sulfc-:eifiiently they wall oome on to Xew Plymouth. There is an impression t'lui-t the Commi&sicncrs go aln>ut the Dcininiou investigating matters on their own initiative. This in not >«. If Uie police are in doubt as to wbat should be done in any ease where Che internment of an alien is suggested, .Clip, matter is referred to tlio Commissioners, wlio sit at the place most convenient to tlie town where tho pers-on* eomeinicd live, ex-imine witwwseH, bear evidence for both aides, and Mien make a report, which is forwarded to tl)<> .Minister of Internal Affairs for his guidance.

A very pleasant gathering took p'uee in the new Central Fire Station last nignt, when tho members of the Ladies' Conmvititlee, the Fire Board iuid old members of tthe brigade, were the gUtests of tbe Fire Brigade at a social to celebrate the tnvgiide's entrance into possession of its ik*w and up-to-date station. The evening was devoted to dancing and curds, inter ipersed with musical items. Fireman Way, 89 Ml'., kept the Ibal! movaig merrily, excellent damee music being provided by Miss Brewer and Mrs. Geoige; extras were played by Misses Kirkby and Bedford. Songs were rendered by Messrs. Keycs, Smith, Jackson, Moon and Courtney, tine accompaniments being p'ayed by Miss Brewr *mt Mrs, George. Mr. Hoffmann kindly loaned tdie piano. A dainty supper handed round iby the .firemen was a welcome During the evening, those present had the opportunity of seeing how quickly tfoo brigade tan (liangn from pleasure to business, for Iwm Aram were sounded, and in tiie twinkling of an eye the firemen liftd gained the ground Hoot, via the pole, a/nd had the engine out, ready to cope with any emergency. Superintendent Bellringer, in a.liapjpy speech, welcomed the guests, wlio numbered about) 80, 'Mr. F. P. Corkitl responding on their beJmlf in a very .interesting and reminiscent address.